Green Split Pea Soup
Ingredients •1 C green split peas •5-6 C water •2 carrots, peeled and cut into big chunks •2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped •1 bay leaf •1½ Tsp butter •½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •2 Tsp dried celery (or 1 stalk of fresh celery) •1½ Tsp salt •¼ Tsp ground black pepper •¼ Tsp paprika or red chili powder •2 Tsp dried Parsley (or 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley) Preparation 1.Combine the split peas, water, carrots, tomatoes and bay...
Buckwheat Soup
Ingredients 1 cup buckwheat 1 cup chopped carrot 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped zucchini 1 cup chopped tomato 1 ½- 2 tsp salt 10 cups water ½ tsp pepper ¼ tsp chili flakes 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 tbsp cilantro leaves Preparation Heat the pot with oil. Sauté all vegetables (you may use any vegetables you have) until tender then add tomato. Meanwhile, wash raw or roasted buckwheat. Add buckwheat, seasoning,...
Black Eye Bean and PastaSoup
Ingredients •1 C black eye bean •5 C water •1 celery stick chopped •2 carrots, chopped •1 bay leaf •3 C chopped tomatoes •¾ C pasta shapes such as farfalle or any other of yourchoice •1½ Tsp salt •¼ Tsp black pepper •100 g spinach, washed and stalks removed Preparation 1.Wash and soak the beans for 6-8 hours. Drain. In a saucepan,cook the beans with water until tender. Or alternately you canpressure cook the beans until tender...
Tofu and Veggie Stew
Ingredients •1 block of frozen tofu (freeze a block of tofu you bought from the store), cut into cubes •3 cups of dried soy meat (all kinds whichever you can find) •3 carrot sticks, cut into cubes •1/3 daikon (Chinese turnip), cut into cubes •2/3 cup soy sauce •4 cups water •8 Aniseed (whole) •1 cup cubed bamboo shoots (fresh or frozen), optional •1 tbsp sesame oil Preparation 1. In a pot of boiling water, cook dried soy meat...
Vegetable and soy meat soup
Ingredients •1 cup of soy meat (big chunks), seasoned and chopped •½ cup shredded spicy (seasoned) tofu •¼ cup dried lily flowers* •½ cup shredded carrot •3 cups shredded Chinese cabbage (or cabbage) •1 tsp dark sesame oil •10 cups water or vegetable broth •3-4 tsp salt •3-4 tbsp Chinese dark vinegar (made of rice) •2 tbsp oil •½ tsp white pepper Preparation Heat 2 tbsp of oil in the pot. Cook all vegetables and soy meat for 5 minutes...